Project Gutenberg 2013-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 140 Châteauneuf, Alexis de 1799 1853 Chateauneuf, Alexis de De Châteauneuf, Alexis Eastlake, Charles Lock, Sir 1793 1865 Eastlake, C. L. (Charles Lock), Sir Eastlake, Sir Charles Lock Fox, Mary, Lady 1798 1864 Fitz-Clarence, Mary, Lady The Country House (with Designs) E-text prepared by Clarity, Sandra Eder, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "The Country House (with Designs)" edited by Lady Mary Fox is a collection of essays and letters on architectural principles and designs, written in the mid-19th century. The work aims to explore various domestic architectural styles and provides considerations for building a new house. The key figures mentioned include Monsieur De Chateauneuf, who discusses styles suitable for domestic architecture, and Mr. Eastlake, who contributes insights on interior decoration. The opening of the book introduces the motivations behind its creation, highlighting letters exchanged between a builder contemplating designing a new house and an architect offering detailed advice on style, site selection, and construction materials. The initial correspondence outlines the builder's specific desires for the house's layout and aesthetic while emphasizing the importance of the surrounding landscape and the need for a home that is both beautiful and functional. The letters promise a rich discussion on architecture, with references to various styles that underscore the contributors' artistic and practical concerns. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41781/41781-h/images/cover.jpg en Architecture, Domestic -- England Architecture -- England -- History -- 19th century Country homes -- England NA Text Browsing: Architecture 207435 207177 2024-09-17T13:33:05.680751 2023-09-18T08:23:52.376959 text/html text/html 205125 2013-01-05T14:18:15 text/html 1840602 2013-01-05T14:22:31 text/html application/zip 1810518 2024-09-17T13:33:11.083709 application/epub+zip 1810004 2024-09-17T13:33:06.968732 application/epub+zip 147974 2024-09-17T13:33:06.287706 application/epub+zip 1915447 2024-09-17T13:33:14.194688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1766961 2024-09-17T13:33:10.243685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190789 2022-09-19T06:33:35.474633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176568 176350 2024-09-17T13:33:05.083713 2023-09-18T08:23:51.885958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 176106 2013-01-05T14:12:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65080 2013-01-05T14:12:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 176072 2013-01-05T14:12:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65030 2013-01-05T14:12:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21783 2024-09-17T13:33:14.358663 application/rdf+xml 15772 2024-09-17T13:33:06.374745 image/jpeg 2202 2024-09-17T13:33:06.331701 image/jpeg 2093038 2024-09-17T13:33:05.788745 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia